Portland State University and its Computer Science Department have been certified as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance (CAE) by the US National Security Agency, Information Assurance Directorate. As part of the certification, PSU has also been certified by the Committee on National Secure Systems and the National Security Agency as meeting national training standards for INFOSEC professionals, NSTISSI No. 4011. Both certifications run for three academic years and are renewable. For PSU, renewal will occur in 2006. PSU Computer Science faculty involved in both obtaining CAE status, and creating the requisite security curriculum include: Mark Morrissey, Warren Harrision, Cynthia Brown, Sarah Mocas, and Jim Binkley. Fifty U.S. universities have so far obtained the CAE certification. At this time, PSU is the only such university in Washington and Oregon, although regionally, Idaho State University and the University of Idaho hold CAE status. I should point out that our involvement in CRIME and the Police Reserve Specialist programs were part of our application. In order to get this award we had to first qualify in terms of standards set up by the NIETP (National Infosec Education and Training Program), and then meet the CAE requirements. Please see the following for more information: http://www.nsa.gov/isso/programs/nietp/corseval.htm http://www.nsa.gov/isso/programs/coeiae/index.htm PSU/CS offers an MS in Computer Science with a Security Concentration that is certified under the above mentioned program. Work on establishing a separate certificate program is underway. Jim Binkley Portland State University Computer Science
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